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WASHINGTON –Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)and the voice for America’s 33 million small businesses in President Biden’s Cabinet, announced that the Biden-Harris Administration exceeded its small business federal contracting goal, awarding 27.2 percent or $154.2 billion in federal contract dollars to small businesses, an $8 billion increase from the previous fiscal year.  The...

MADISON, WI (August 8, 2022) – Leading real estate private equity firm Northland announced its entrance into the Wisconsin market with the acquisition of Preserve West, a 318-unit, garden-style community that offers one, two and three-bedroom homes in Madison. Formerly known as ReNew 78 West, this is the second property that Northland has acquired in the Midwest this year. In February,...

La Crosse, WI— Dairyland Power Cooperative is proud to be newly Certified™ by Great Place to Work® for the 2022-2023 year. The prestigious award is based entirely on what current employees say about their experience working at Dairyland. This year, Dairyland ranks 20 percent higher in employee satisfaction than the average U.S. company. “We...

MILWAUKEE, WI -- Aug. 10, 2022 -- Pantherics Incorporated (www.pantherics.com) received a $255,841 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, to advance development of a fundamentally novel anti-inflammatory drug, with lead clinical indications in asthma/COPD, dermatology, and gastrointestinal disorders. The first-in-class drug, PI301,...

GREEN BAY, WI – Cockloft Vintage is hosting a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday, August 18 from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. at their new store front in the Broadway District. The store is located at 163 N. Broadway. A ribbon cutting will take place at 4:30 p.m. and include remarks from City of Green...

Water Council President and CEO Dean Amhaus says technological innovation is needed to address national and global water scarcity.  Speaking yesterday to members of the Milwaukee Rotary Club, Amhaus highlighted a number of lakes and other freshwater reservoirs around the world that have shrunk dramatically in recent decades.  “In June 2020,...

-- Water Council President and CEO Dean Amhaus says technological innovation is needed to address national and global water scarcity.  Speaking yesterday to members of the Milwaukee Rotary Club, Amhaus highlighted a number of lakes and other freshwater reservoirs around the world that have shrunk dramatically in recent decades.  “In June...

(Milwaukee, Wisconsin) –  CLEAR (NYSE: YOU) today announced it is launching its expedited security screening lanes at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport (MKE). MKE is CLEAR’s first airport in Wisconsin and 45th across the U.S. The launch is expected to create 34 jobs and generate more than $2.6 million in local economic activity.  "Our partnership...

POYNETTE, Wis. – Two local businesses, one club, and three nonprofit organizations are teaming up to Party with a Purpose and change attitudes about disabilities on Saturday, September 10. The fundraiser at Remi’s Thirsty Moose is a collaboration between the restaurant, Shoreline Tours & Camping, local Parrothead Club (Loyal Order of the Caribbean Soul), Camp Createability, West...

(Appleton, Wis.) – Public schools in Wisconsin spend more than $175 million each year on energy, typically the largest expense for a school district outside of personnel. So, it’s no surprise that more and more school districts are turning to the lowest cost electricity generation option – on-site solar PV (photovoltaic) systems – as well as Battery...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (Aug. 9, 2022) –Carnivore Meat Company (“Carnivore”), an ultra-premium branded freeze-dried and frozen raw pet food manufacturer, in partnership with Arbor Investments (“Arbor”), broke ground Monday afternoon on a new 235,000-square-foot headquarters and manufacturing facility in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The new 28-acre campus will become Carnivore’s Global Headquarters and provide a showcase...